Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Officer William Prevatt died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Sumter County Detention Center at 1281 N. Main Street in Sumter.
Officer Prevett had served with the Sumter County Sheriff's Office for 21 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corrections Officer William Jackson Prevatt died on September 2, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 48.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Sumter County Sheriff's Office.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his two sons, daughter, mother, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corrections Officer Prevatt gave the Sumter County Sheriff's Office 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wildwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Prevatt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer William Jackson Prevatt is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Sumter County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Jackson Prevatt's cause is highlighted.
How William Jackson Prevatt Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Jackson Prevatt is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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